Yucca Valley motorcyclist killed in rear-end crash

YUCCA VALLEY -- A Yucca Valley motorcyclist died late Thursday after he was rear-ended by a Dodge Charger.

The unidentified 59-year-old man was riding a Harley-Davidson west on Highway 62 at 10:13 p.m. when the car driven by another Yucca Valley resident struck him from behind, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said.

The driver in the Charger then veered off the road and struck a light pole, severing it.